Amazon deforestation alerts fall in January; see more at Curto Flash

Deforestation of the Amazon

Amazon deforestation alerts fell to an accumulated 167 km², the fourth lowest mark for the month in Deter's historical series, which began in 2015. The numbers were released this Friday (10) by the Institute for Space Research (Inpe ). (G1)

Deforestation alerts in the Amazon fell by 61% in January of this year when compared to January 2022. 167 km² of deforestation alerts were recorded, compared to 430 km² last year.

It is too early to report any trends, but hopefully it is the beginning of zero deforestation. pic.twitter.com/9JXK3GXz28

— Brazilian Biodiversity (@BiodiversidadeB) February 10, 2023

USA and the Amazon Fund

The United States will announce the injection of resources into the Amazon Fund at the meeting between Lula and Joe Biden this Friday (10). In a joint statement, the nations confirmed the defense of the environment and investments in sustainable energy as the main pillars of the relaunch of relations between Brazil and the USA. (Folha de S. Paul) (I.e.

🇧🇷🇺🇸 USA will announce entry into the Amazon Fund in a statement from Biden and Lula’s meeting

The announcement should be made after the conversation between presidents Luiz Inácio Lula das Silva (PT) and Joe Biden, who will meet in the Oval Office of the White House this Friday (10).

— Politics Central (@centralpolitcs) February 10, 2023

Young man killed near Times Square

A young man was shot dead on Thursday night (9) in New York, near Times Square, one of the city's landmarks, which banned carrying weapons last year, authorities said. (AFP)

BREAKING: Shots were fired this afternoon outside the Disney store in Times Square, New York.

▪️There is no information about injuries.
▪️The shooter would have fled.

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— Direto da América (@DiretoDaAmerica) August 29

Flávio defends that Bolsonaro goes to the presidency

Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ), son of former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL), said it is “natural” for his father to run again for president in 2026. “Regardless of what his decision is down the road, certainly the right will be very well represented with someone close to us, if it's not himself, obviously. In my head, the job is for him to be the candidate in 2026. (Power 360)

Operation outside mining

The Federal Police began the first stage of the so-called Operation Liberation, to put an end to mining structures on Yanomami land. The objective is to gather evidence about the invaders' actions and destroy the infrastructure used by the miners, including machinery. (Estadão) 🚥

Actions to combat crime are carried out by a task force of government entities, led by the Federal Police and composed of Ibama, Funai, National Force and Ministry of Defense.

- Federal Police (@policiafederal) February 10, 2023

Rescued after 100 hours buried

German emergency teams rescued this Friday (10) a woman who spent more than 100 hours under the rubble of a house that collapsed in Monday's earthquake (6), in Turkey. The 40-year-old woman is in “stable” condition and was treated immediately by medical staff, the same source added. (AFP)

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